get a free copy of the freedom soup recipe book
when you donate and Celebrate ayiti's independnce with us!
get a free copy of the freedom soup recipe book
when you donate and Celebrate ayiti's independnce with us!
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FREEDOM SOUP
The spirit of Freedom is in sharing
For the last 24 years, Fondation Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines commonly known as FONDASYON FÉLICITÉE (FF) has honored the legacy of Empress, Marie Claire Heureuse Félicitée Bonheur Dessalines, with its Annual Freedom Soup Distribution Program.
In the last few years, FONDASYON FELICITEE has distributed over 40,000 bowls of Freedom Soup in over 31 cities throughout Ayiti (Haiti). This year, with the support of our community, we strive to will continue this tradition of sharing and expand our reach.
We invite you and your network to join us this year in sharing the legacy of freedom!
Men anpil chay pa lou (Many hands lighten the load)
who we are
FONDASYON FELICITEE (FF) is a Community Foundation whose mission is to elevate people to achieve self-knowledge through ourtorical ("historical") research, essential human-centered values, and principles governing education, health, and justice.
OUR WORK
FF's work focuses on developing wholesome, self-confident people who adequately grasp their past, efficiently assess the present in order to forge and lead towards an ever improving destiny.
ABOUT
FONDASYON
FELICITEE
LEGACY of LA FÉLICITÉ
& the HISTORY of
soup joumou (fREEDOM SOUP)
Over two centuries ago, Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines, the first empress of Ayiti (Haiti), began the tradition of distributing Soup Joumou (a squashed-based soup), AKA Freedom Soup, across the island.
Her mission was to honor this renewed freedom for many Haitians by promoting health, education, and justice. She and her team would prepare Freedom Soup every year, in its authentic fashion, purely vegetarian.
After preparations were complete, they would travel to various corners of Ayiti and distribute to those who could not access the resources to prepare Freedom Soup.
The distribution occurred from sun up until sun down and lasted for the entire first week of the January. This spirit of sharing is the legacy that FONDASYON FELICITEE carries onward!
MEN ANPIL CHAY PA LOU
Many Hands Make Lighter The Load
"When you visit the foundation, you are taught the original recipe of Freedom Soup which doesn't include meat or preservatives. Members of the foundation also remind us of how important it is to share the soup and the knowledge about our history!"
- FF Volunteer
CULTURE LIVES BECAUSE OF LEGACY
Bayyinah Bello
Founder/International Representative
Professor Bayyinah Bello is an ourstorian, educator, writer, and humanitarian worker. She advisor in the fields of Ayitian ('Haitian') ourstory, primary education and linguistics.
Professor Bello is founder of Fondation Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines, commonly known as FONDASYON FELICITEE (FF), an organization for historical research, and cultural identity building.
The foundation is named in honor of after Marie Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur Dessalines, the first Empress of Hayti and wife of the revolutionary leader of Hayti, Jean Jacques Dessalines.
Professor Bello's energy is concentrated in the advancement of FONDASYON FELICITEE and sharing Ayiti's incredible ourstory with learners all over the world.
221 YEARS OF LEGACY!
January 1, 2025, AYITI's INDEPENDENCE DAY
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